Objectives ~ Review the 7-Habits of Highly Effective People and how they apply to recovery from mental health and addiction issues Be Proactive ~ Be response-able ~ Your life (Vehicle) ~ What people things and activities are important to your life? What is your destination / Good Orderly Direction? ~ What thoughts, attitudes and self talk will help you move toward that destination? (Empowering, accepting, compassionate) ~ What actions will help you move toward that destination? (self-care, building support, therapy, new job…) ~ What challenges or adversities can you plan for and mitigate? (Illness, financial stresses, bad days, deaths, holidays…) Be Proactive ~ Be response-able ~ Your recovery (Engine) ~ What people things and activities are important to your recovery? What do you need to do to maintain your happiness? ~ How is your recovery important to your overall life goal or destination? In what ways does it impact the people and things that are important to you? ~ What challenges or adversities can you plan for and mitigate? Be Proactive ~ Focus on what is within your control ~ Imagine a blizzard or hurricane is coming ~ What is and is not within your control? ~ How can you minimize the distress ~ How can you maximize the happy and build your reserves ~ Make a list of things (including positive things) that are within your control Be Proactive ~ Develop skills to help you regulate your emotions, urges and actions and choose those that help you move toward happiness. ~ Admit and learn from mistakes ~ Practice the 3 finger rule ACT ~ Action ~ Changes ~ Things

~ What action can you take right now to start changing things for the better? Begin with the End in Mind ~ Most failures result from failure to envision/plan (within reason) ~ Going to the gym ~ Going to the grocery without a list ~ Going on vacation without a destination ~ Starting a project without a plan Begin with the End in Mind ~ Envision in your mind what you cannot at present see ~ If you were happy, what would be same and different? ~ What is your personal mission statement (revisable)? ~ What do you do? ~ How do you do it? ~ Why do you do it? ~ What do I really want out of life? ~ What am I uniquely put on earth to achieve? ~ What do I believe my purpose or mission is in life? Begin with the End in Mind ~ Envision in your mind what you cannot at present see ~ If you were happy, what would be same and different? ~ What is your personal mission statement (revisable)? ~ What do you do? ~ How do you do it? ~ Why do you do it? Begin with the End in Mind ~ Plan ahead and set goals ~ Specific ~ Measurable ~ Achievable ~ Time Limited ~ Realistic ~ Rewarding ~ Envision reaching your destination daily. ~ Keep track of progress toward your destination.

Put First Things First (Purposeful Action) ~ Recognize that not doing everything is okay. ~ Prioritize by practicing mindful discipline ~ Remind yourself why you do the things you do ~ For new opportunities, ask “Does X get you closer to the things that are most important to you?” ~ Organization reduces stress and energy expenditure ~ Do you have energy and time to do it over if you don’t do it right the first time? (Outlining) ~ It's all right to say no or ask for help when necessary to focus on your highest priorities. Put First Things First (Purposeful Action) ~ Practice Time Management ~ List the “have tos” for a week ~ Cross off anything that doesn’t get you closer to your goals. (paying bills vs. social media) ~ Prioritize what is left ~ Delegate when possible ~ Simplify when possible ~ Make a plan to balance the tasks with the goals ~ Finishing a project vs. kids baseball game Put First Things First (Purposeful Action) ~ Address procrastination ~ Fear of success ~ Fear of failure ~ Lack of motivation Think Win-Win ~ Four vital character traits: ~ Self-Respect: Sticking with your true feelings, values, and commitments ~ Respect and compassion for others ideas and feelings of others ~ Abundance Mentality: Believing there is plenty for everyone ~ Wisdom: Ability to walk the middle path both/and ~ 3 steps ~ See the issue from the other person’s point of view and identify key issues involved ~ Determine what a successful resolution would look like ~ Identify and effectively communicate options to achieve those resolutions, including compromise Think Win-Win ~ Your success doesn’t mean someone else’s failure ~ Cooperation is less stressful than competition ~ Surround yourself with people smarter than you ~ Look for ways you can cooperate to achieve mutual goals “How can this resolve to make us both happy?” ~ Examine common areas of competition for purposefulness and cooperation ~ Job promotion ~ Relationships ~ Attractiveness Problem Solving Paradigms Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ~ Actually listen (diagnose, then prescribe) ~ To yourself…shutting out the “should voices” ~ To others…without trying to form a response ~ Types of listening ~ Pretending: humming along while not really following. ~ Selective listening: hearing what you want to hear. ~ Attentive listening: paying attention to the words. ~ Empathic listening: intending to understand what the other is trying to communicate. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ~ Look at the bigger picture ~ Avoid only focusing on certain aspects ~ Use factual, not emotional reasoning

Synergize ~ Have one common vision – one common goal ~ Have a sense of self ~ Value differences and new ideas – stay authentic ~ Embrace trust and elicit support ~ Accept the better way will likely not be their way…100%

~ Be respectful to everyone – everything ~ Be able and willing to apologize and forgive ~ Practice mindful listening (listen with empathy) ~ Maintain an open desire to understand ~ Control negative judgment ~ Stay with Win / Win

Sharpen the Saw / Prevent Vulnerabilities ~ Happiness requires rest and renewal…balance ~ Which takes more time… sawing a tree with a completely dull blade or taking the time to sharpen the blade before sawing the tree? ~ Time-limit problem focus ~ Physical: Good nutrition, sleep, relaxation, exercise ~ Social/Emotional: Making meaningful connections with others and maintain a compassionate awareness of self ~ Mental: Learning, hobbies, reading, writing, mindfulness ~ Spiritual: Explore your interconnectedness with others and everything Summary ~ Proactivity helps people stay healthy and energized, effectively plan for known stresses and prepare for the unknown reducing fear of the unknown and last minute chaos. ~ Beginning with the end and putting first things first helps people identify what areas and tasks to use their limited energy on ~ Think win-win, seeking to understand and synergizing all help reduce stress associated with competition and misunderstandings to help all people move toward happiness ~ Sharpening the saw helps people focus on preventing and mitigating vulnerabilities.

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